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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
Vendor: Securus Technologies, Inc., Dallas, Texas
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and amend contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Telephone services for Cook County jails and detention centers
Current Contract Period: 9/15/2008 - 12/15/2014
Proposed Contract Extension Period: 12/16/2014 - 12/15/2015
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: N/A
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 11/20/2007
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 3/1/2011 (amendment to scope only), Extension Period 12/18/2012, Extension Period 9/15/2013 - 12/15/2014
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Contract Number(s): 08-45-256
Concurrences:
The Chief Procurement Officer Concurs
Summary: Through an amendment to Contract 08-45-256, the County desires to lower the cost of telephone calls that detainees in County facilities place to their friends, private defense counsel, and families. In 2008, the County awarded a competitively procured contract to Securus Technologies, Inc., to provide pay telephone service to detainees and investigative tools for the County Sheriff.
The proposed amendment will significantly lower the cost of detainee phones. Specifically, the amendment will: (a) eliminate the current $1 per-call connection fee for detainee calls; (b) lower the per-minute call rate from $0.20/min to $0.175/min; (c) eliminate the $1.99 monthly fee that cellular phone call recipients incurred when receiving detainee calls; and (d) strengthen the contractor's obligations around reporting, service levels, and transitioning out at contract expiration.end